safely

safely
safely [ˈseɪflɪ]
adverb
   a. ( = without risk) en toute sécurité
• you can walk about quite safely in the town centre vous pouvez vous promener en toute sécurité dans le centre-ville
• drive safely! sois prudent !
• he was safely tucked up in bed il était bien au chaud dans son lit
   b. ( = without mishap) [return, land] sans encombre ; [arrive] bien
• give me a ring to let me know you've got home safely passe-moi un coup de fil pour que je sache que tu es bien rentré
• he's safely through to the semi-final il est arrivé sans encombre en demi-finale
• now that the election is safely out of the way, the government can ... maintenant que le gouvernement n'a plus à se soucier des élections, il peut ...
   c. ( = confidently) I think I can safely say that ... je pense pouvoir dire sans trop m'avancer que ...
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['seɪflɪ]
adverb
1) (unharmed) [come back] (of person) sans encombre; (of parcel, goods) sans dommage; (of plane) [land, take off] sans problème

I arrived safely — je suis bien arrivé

you can walk around quite safely — vous pouvez vous promener en toute sécurité

2) (without worry or risk) [leave, do, go] en toute tranquillité; [assume, say] avec certitude
3) (causing no concern) [locked, hidden] bien

to be safely tucked up in bed — être bien bordé dans son lit

he's safely behind bars — heureusement il est sous les verrous

4) (carefully) prudemment

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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